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Happy Birthday, Mustafizur Rahman!

Birthdays are a new start, a fresh beginning, and a time to pursue new endeavors with new goals. Move forward with confidence and courage…Mustafizur Rahman.
6 September 2016, 08:29 AM

Cricket: Oldest surviving former Test player dies aged 97

South African Lindsay Tuckett, who was the oldest surviving former Test cricketer, passes away in Bloemfontein aged 97.
6 September 2016, 05:41 AM

Most of England players will go: Bayliss

England coach Trevor Bayliss confirms he has no qualms in saying yes to touring Bangladesh and hopes that most of players will be with him on the trip.
6 September 2016, 03:27 AM

BD women lose tour opener

The Bangladesh national women's cricket team get off to a bad start in their tour of Ireland as they lose to the hosts by six runs.
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Starstruck Tigers welcome Walsh

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza guffawed as Courtney Walsh apparently said something funny, with Tamim Iqbal
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Cricket: Courtney Walsh breaks the ice with Bangladesh cricketers

Newly appointed bowling coach of Bangladesh, West Indies legend Courtney Walsh breaks the ice with cricketers at the practice session at Mirpur.
5 September 2016, 08:42 AM

Yuvraj Singh enters fashion world for a cause

Cricketer Yuvraj Singh enters the fashion industry by launching his brand YWC Fashion and says the profits from his clothing line will be used for the betterment of cancer patients.
5 September 2016, 05:42 AM

Aussies win final ODI

Australia's stand-in skipper David Warner leads by example, hitting a brilliant century in their five-wicket win against Sri Lanka to complete a 4-1 series victory.
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Younis picks Fizz in ODI XI

Former Pakistan pacer Waqar Younis was asked to pick 11 players from the modern game and make a modern One Day International World 11 and the only Bangladeshi to feature in the side was 20-year-old pacer Mustafizur Rahman.
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM

BCL deferral leads to NCL

The country's premier four-day cricket competition, the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), which was scheduled to begin on September 20, has been postponed since one of the franchises' sponsors pulled out and another raised concerns regarding to the scheduling of the competition.
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Want a second Ambrose in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's new bowling coach Courtney Walsh has said that he hopes that he can pass on the spirit that he and Curtly Ambrose had shared during their playing days to the Bangladeshi pacers. He also said that he wants to be a father figure and mentor to the Bangladeshi players rather than just being a coach.
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Walsh wants to find another Ambrose in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s new bowling coach Courtney Walsh says that he hopes to pass on the spirit that he and Curtly Ambrose had shared during their playing days
4 September 2016, 11:56 AM

I am happy to be a part of this team: Courtney Walsh

Bangladesh's new bowling coach Courtney Walsh speaks to the media for the first time since his arrival.
4 September 2016, 10:22 AM

England's tour to Bangladesh is set to go ahead despite fears over terrorism

England's tour to Bangladesh looks increasingly likely to go ahead despite serious reservations held by ‘several’ young players and one-day captain Eoin Morgan after Moeen Ali became the first to publicly state he will go.
4 September 2016, 09:14 AM

When our girls are scoring 10 goals, boys are conceding 5: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quite poignantly addresses the contrasting fortunes of Bangladesh’s women’s and men’s football teams in the international circuit.
4 September 2016, 07:10 AM

PM hands out sports awards for 2010, 2011 and 2012

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hands over the National Sports Awards for 2010, 2011 and 2012 among 32 sportspersons and organisers for their contributions to their respective fields of sports.
4 September 2016, 06:56 AM

Bangladesh v England: ICC Champions Trophy 2017 preview

Enjoy the preview of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 opener between Bangladesh and England.
4 September 2016, 05:38 AM

Fizz's rehab continues

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman returned from his hometown last Wednesday and is currently working on the first phase
3 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Ali, Bairstow sure of touring BD

England players Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali both state that they are happy to go to Bangladesh, putting their faith in the safety assurances they have been given.
3 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Walsh finally in Dhaka

A robotic hand wave, a tired thumbs up and a mere nod of the head; that's all that around two dozen journalists, who waited for
3 September 2016, 18:00 PM